Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Dec 28, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 788: The Deepest Mailbag Dive
Ben and Sam banter about player privacy concerns, then dig (very) deep into the mailbag for questions that time forgot.
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Dec 21, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 787: He Knows if Your Hall of Fame Ballot Has Been Bad or Good
Ben and Sam talk to Ryan Thibodaux about what he’s learned from his effort to track Hall of Fame ballots.
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Dec 18, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 786: The Longest-Awaited Listener Email Answers
Ben and Sam banter about a fictitious player from TV, then answer listener emails about Mike Trout, opt-ops, paying players not to play, persuading a parent to value Barry Bonds, and more.
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Dec 17, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 785: The Tantalizing 2018 Free Agent Class
Ben and Sam discuss whether the awe-inspiring 2018 free agent class is something MLB teams should be planning for already.
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Dec 11, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 784: The Cubs Are Kinda Good
Ben and Sam discuss whether signing Jason Heyward makes the Cubs the best team in baseball.
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Dec 10, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 783: The Astros Get Giles, and a Heyward Hypothetical
Ben and Sam banter about Serial and basketball, then discuss the Astros-Phillies trade and Jason Heyward.
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Dec 9, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 782: Shelby Miller Madness, and a Zobrist-Castro Comparison
Ben and Sam discuss the Shelby Miller trade between the Diamondbacks and Braves, and the Cubs’ Starlin Castro trade and Ben Zobrist signing.
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Dec 8, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 781: Are Teams Going Overboard in the Bullpen?
Ben and Sam banter about Hall of Fame voting and David Price, then talk about the recent trend toward teams acquiring multiple elite late-inning relievers.
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Dec 7, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 780: Good Pitchers Go West
Ben and Sam banter about David Price and Ryan Madson and discuss the Zack Greinke and Jeff Samardzija signings.
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Dec 4, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 779: Meet Major League Hitters’ Newest Nightmare
Ben and Sam talk to BP author Chris Mosch about the newest innovation in defensive positioning: the outfield shift.
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